The passage of the Fugitive Slave Act

A. upset southerners as much as northerners, but was readily accepted by northerners in the spirit of compromise.
B. intensified the debate over slavery.
C. was readily accepted by northerners in the spirit of compromise.
D. upset southerners as much as northerners.
E. None of these answers is correct.


Answer: B

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